Characters are Essential to your story To convince people to read your book, you have to give them a reason. The quickest and easiest way is to create memorable characters that give your reader a reason to keep reading. You want to make your reader care about what...
Happy New Year! Whew, Christmas is over and done, so that leaves the New Year. I can’t speak for everyone, but I found 2018 a bit of a hard year and I’m actually glad to see the back of it. So if you’re in the same boat, read on for tips to not leave anything to...
Essential Tools for Blogging Blogging is a great way to share your story with the world. I’m still very much figuring out my story and my brand, but I have found tools, both paid and free, that are great time savers. For more great tools, please check out my...
Full disclosure, I’m not a doctor or a psychologist, so these tips are not to be taken as medical advice in any way. However, if you’re just having an off day, these tips should help you get back to being your awesome self. I use these tips whenever I’m feeling...
So Why Do You Need a Website to be a Professional Blogger? So you want to be a professional blogger? It’s a popular notion these days. I’ll show you later on in this post what provider I use for my domain, but I think it’s important to understand why...
Fall Is My Favorite Season Fall is the best season in my humble opinion. Outside temperatures are usually in my comfort zone and you can’t go wrong with the colors! The Okanagan is no exception and once August turns into September, I look forward to the end of...
Have you ever read a story that just grabbed you and sucked you in? Of all the stories that I have read that managed to do this, they did this in one of two ways: kick-ass characters (read my post on characters) or descriptive scenery (sometimes a little of both)....
Everyone loves good writing. If you’re anything like me, you like reading and writing a good story. For a story to read well, you need some kick-ass characters. If you’re struggling to create a character, I hope the following tips and tricks that I use...
The Beach It seems obvious, yes, the Okanagan has numerous beaches dotting the shoreline of Okanagan Lake and the numerous other lakes that make up the region. I personally like Sun Oka Beach, but the beach is a favorite pastime here in the valley so you’ll find...
